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What money costs, what things cost, who is spending, who is closing and who is arriving. National figures, each updated the day its source publishes.

26 September 2026Last checked

Cash rate

4.35%

The Reserve Bank's target for overnight money. Raised 0.25 points on 6 May 2026, the third rise of 2026. Held at the two meetings since.

Each decision since 2015. Reserve Bank of Australia.
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PeriodRate
12 Aug 20264.35%
17 Jun 20264.35%
6 May 20264.35%
18 Mar 20264.10%
4 Feb 20263.85%
10 Dec 20253.60%
5 Nov 20253.60%
1 Oct 20253.60%
13 Aug 20253.60%
9 Jul 20253.85%
21 May 20253.85%
2 Apr 20254.10%
19 Feb 20254.10%
11 Dec 20244.35%
6 Nov 20244.35%
25 Sep 20244.35%
7 Aug 20244.35%
19 Jun 20244.35%
8 May 20244.35%
20 Mar 20244.35%
7 Feb 20244.35%
6 Dec 20234.35%
8 Nov 20234.35%
4 Oct 20234.10%
6 Sep 20234.10%
2 Aug 20234.10%
5 Jul 20234.10%
7 Jun 20234.10%
3 May 20233.85%
5 Apr 20233.60%
8 Mar 20233.60%
8 Feb 20233.35%
7 Dec 20223.10%
2 Nov 20222.85%
5 Oct 20222.60%
7 Sep 20222.35%
3 Aug 20221.85%
6 Jul 20221.35%
8 Jun 20220.85%
4 May 20220.35%
6 Apr 20220.10%
2 Mar 20220.10%
2 Feb 20220.10%
8 Dec 20210.10%
3 Nov 20210.10%
6 Oct 20210.10%
8 Sep 20210.10%
4 Aug 20210.10%
7 Jul 20210.10%
2 Jun 20210.10%
5 May 20210.10%
7 Apr 20210.10%
3 Mar 20210.10%
3 Feb 20210.10%
2 Dec 20200.10%
4 Nov 20200.10%
7 Oct 20200.25%
2 Sep 20200.25%
5 Aug 20200.25%
8 Jul 20200.25%
3 Jun 20200.25%
6 May 20200.25%
8 Apr 20200.25%
20 Mar 20200.25%
4 Mar 20200.50%
5 Feb 20200.75%
4 Dec 20190.75%
6 Nov 20190.75%
2 Oct 20190.75%
4 Sep 20191.00%
7 Aug 20191.00%
3 Jul 20191.00%
5 Jun 20191.25%
8 May 20191.50%
3 Apr 20191.50%
6 Mar 20191.50%
6 Feb 20191.50%
5 Dec 20181.50%
7 Nov 20181.50%
3 Oct 20181.50%
5 Sep 20181.50%
8 Aug 20181.50%
4 Jul 20181.50%
6 Jun 20181.50%
2 May 20181.50%
4 Apr 20181.50%
7 Mar 20181.50%
7 Feb 20181.50%
6 Dec 20171.50%
8 Nov 20171.50%
4 Oct 20171.50%
6 Sep 20171.50%
2 Aug 20171.50%
5 Jul 20171.50%
7 Jun 20171.50%
3 May 20171.50%
5 Apr 20171.50%
8 Mar 20171.50%
8 Feb 20171.50%
7 Dec 20161.50%
2 Nov 20161.50%
5 Oct 20161.50%
7 Sep 20161.50%
3 Aug 20161.50%
6 Jul 20161.75%
8 Jun 20161.75%
4 May 20161.75%
6 Apr 20162.00%
2 Mar 20162.00%
3 Feb 20162.00%
2 Dec 20152.00%
4 Nov 20152.00%
7 Oct 20152.00%
2 Sep 20152.00%
5 Aug 20152.00%
8 Jul 20152.00%
3 Jun 20152.00%
6 May 20152.00%
8 Apr 20152.25%
4 Mar 20152.25%
4 Feb 20152.25%

Inflation

3.5%

Prices in July 2026 against a year earlier. A year before, 2.8%. The Reserve Bank aims for 2 to 3%, shaded.

Monthly. Left of the dashed line, the ABS's earlier partial measure. Australian Bureau of Statistics.Compare with 45 countries
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PeriodAnnual change
Jul 20263.5%
Jun 20263.8%
May 20264.0%
Apr 20264.2%
Mar 20264.6%
Feb 20263.7%
Jan 20263.8%
Dec 20253.8%
Nov 20253.4%
Oct 20253.8%
Sep 20253.5%
Aug 20253.0%
Jul 20252.8%
Jun 20251.9%
May 20252.1%
Apr 20252.4%
Mar 20252.4%
Feb 20252.4%
Jan 20252.5%
Dec 20242.5%
Nov 20242.3%
Oct 20242.1%
Sep 20242.1%
Aug 20242.7%
Jul 20243.5%
Jun 20243.8%
May 20244.0%
Apr 20243.6%
Mar 20243.5%
Feb 20243.4%
Jan 20243.4%
Dec 20233.4%
Nov 20234.3%
Oct 20234.9%
Sep 20235.6%
Aug 20235.2%
Jul 20234.9%
Jun 20235.4%
May 20235.5%
Apr 20236.7%
Mar 20236.3%
Feb 20236.8%
Jan 20237.5%
Dec 20228.4%
Nov 20227.4%
Oct 20227.0%
Sep 20227.2%
Aug 20227.2%
Jul 20227.2%
Jun 20226.8%
May 20226.1%
Apr 20225.5%
Mar 20225.7%
Feb 20224.9%
Jan 20224.0%
Dec 20213.5%
Nov 20213.2%
Oct 20213.0%
Sep 20213.1%
Aug 20212.5%
Jul 20212.1%
Jun 20213.5%
May 20213.3%
Apr 20212.5%
Mar 20210.8%
Feb 20211.1%
Jan 20210.4%
Dec 20200.3%
Nov 20201.1%
Oct 20200.5%
Sep 20200.4%
Aug 20201.1%
Jul 20200.8%
Jun 2020-0.1%
May 2020-0.2%
Apr 20200.1%
Mar 20202.1%
Feb 20202.0%
Jan 20202.7%
Dec 20192.2%
Nov 20191.8%
Oct 20191.8%
Sep 20191.7%
Aug 20191.6%
Jul 20191.6%
Jun 20191.4%
May 20191.5%
Apr 20191.8%
Mar 20191.6%
Feb 20191.5%
Jan 20191.2%

Household spending

+7.5%

What households spent in July 2026, against a year earlier, price rises included. A year before, +5.8%.

Monthly. Australian Bureau of Statistics.Compare with 45 countries
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PeriodAnnual change
Jul 2026+7.5%
Jun 2026+6.9%
May 2026+4.2%
Apr 2026+5.1%
Mar 2026+6.8%
Feb 2026+4.7%
Jan 2026+4.6%
Dec 2025+5.2%
Nov 2025+5.1%
Oct 2025+5.8%
Sep 2025+5.8%
Aug 2025+3.3%
Jul 2025+5.8%
Jun 2025+5.3%
May 2025+4.7%
Apr 2025+3.3%
Mar 2025+3.8%
Feb 2025−0.4%
Jan 2025+3.7%
Dec 2024+4.0%
Nov 2024+3.1%
Oct 2024+3.7%
Sep 2024+0.1%
Aug 2024+2.8%
Jul 2024+3.1%
Jun 2024+1.1%
May 2024+3.5%
Apr 2024+3.5%
Mar 2024+2.5%
Feb 2024+7.9%
Jan 2024+4.6%
Dec 2023+2.0%
Nov 2023+5.1%
Oct 2023+3.7%
Sep 2023+5.8%
Aug 2023+6.6%
Jul 2023+5.6%
Jun 2023+8.4%
May 2023+9.3%
Apr 2023+9.3%
Mar 2023+12.1%
Feb 2023+14.6%
Jan 2023+19.5%
Dec 2022+15.4%
Nov 2022+16.8%
Oct 2022+23.5%
Sep 2022+30.5%
Aug 2022+31.9%
Jul 2022+26.5%
Jun 2022+21.3%
May 2022+17.9%
Apr 2022+16.6%
Mar 2022+14.6%
Feb 2022+15.2%
Jan 2022+9.1%
Dec 2021+8.3%
Nov 2021+9.3%
Oct 2021+5.7%
Sep 2021+2.9%
Aug 2021−0.1%
Jul 2021−3.7%
Jun 2021+3.4%
May 2021+12.9%
Apr 2021+32.8%
Mar 2021+5.8%
Feb 2021−3.7%
Jan 2021−2.6%

Government spending

+2.0%

Day-to-day spending by every level of government in the June quarter 2026, against a year earlier, after inflation. +2.4% the quarter before.

Quarterly, calculated by Signetry from ABS figures. Australian Bureau of Statistics.Compare with 45 countries
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PeriodAnnual change
Jun qtr 2026+2.0%
Mar qtr 2026+2.4%
Dec qtr 2025+3.2%
Sep qtr 2025+3.0%
Jun qtr 2025+3.6%
Mar qtr 2025+3.8%
Dec qtr 2024+5.3%
Sep qtr 2024+5.2%
Jun qtr 2024+4.6%
Mar qtr 2024+4.1%
Dec qtr 2023+2.6%
Sep qtr 2023+2.9%
Jun qtr 2023+1.5%
Mar qtr 2023+0.2%
Dec qtr 2022+2.5%
Sep qtr 2022+2.9%
Jun qtr 2022+6.4%
Mar qtr 2022+8.8%
Dec qtr 2021+6.2%
Sep qtr 2021+6.2%
Jun qtr 2021+5.0%
Mar qtr 2021+5.5%
Dec qtr 2020+7.7%
Sep qtr 2020+8.2%
Jun qtr 2020+7.1%
Mar qtr 2020+8.2%
Dec qtr 2019+6.9%
Sep qtr 2019+7.3%
Jun qtr 2019+7.2%
Mar qtr 2019+4.2%

Companies entering administration

1,808

In August 2026, against 1,090 a year earlier. ASIC: “The statistics for August 2026 include external administration and controller appointments involving 542 related companies comprising the Bathla Group, a large property development and construction group.”

Monthly. ASIC.
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PeriodCompanies
Aug 20261,808
Jul 20261,213
Jun 20261,334
May 20261,104
Apr 20261,102
Mar 20261,306
Feb 20261,260
Jan 2026634
Dec 20251,306
Nov 20251,071
Oct 20251,480
Sep 20251,104
Aug 20251,090
Jul 20251,362
Jun 20251,309
May 20251,308
Apr 20251,225
Mar 20251,448
Feb 20251,219
Jan 2025727
Dec 20241,050
Nov 20241,441
Oct 20241,362
Sep 20241,227
Aug 20241,168
Jul 20241,238
Jun 20241,060
May 20241,249
Apr 2024996
Mar 20241,137
Feb 2024968
Jan 2024555
Dec 2023795
Nov 2023891
Oct 2023907
Sep 2023722
Aug 2023918
Jul 2023855
Jun 2023786
May 2023866
Apr 2023606
Mar 2023830
Feb 2023692
Jan 2023359
Dec 2022625
Nov 2022655
Oct 2022473
Sep 2022643
Aug 2022692
Jul 2022715
Jun 2022540
May 2022560
Apr 2022463
Mar 2022464
Feb 2022353
Jan 2022263
Dec 2021419
Nov 2021432
Oct 2021326
Sep 2021314
Aug 2021353
Jul 2021425
Jun 2021449
May 2021431
Apr 2021389
Mar 2021439
Feb 2021342
Jan 2021192
Dec 2020462
Nov 2020306
Oct 2020279
Sep 2020298
Aug 2020275
Jul 2020373
Jun 2020364
May 2020429
Apr 2020410
Mar 2020683
Feb 2020667
Jan 2020397
Dec 2019614
Nov 2019748
Oct 2019741
Sep 2019685
Aug 2019778
Jul 2019846

Net overseas migration

101,000

People who arrived to stay, less those who left, in the March quarter 2026. 56,100 the quarter before.

Quarterly. Australian Bureau of Statistics.Compare with 45 countries
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PeriodPeople
Mar qtr 2026101,000
Dec qtr 202556,100
Sep qtr 202587,100
Jun qtr 202547,900
Mar qtr 2025107,700
Dec qtr 202464,300
Sep qtr 202481,600
Jun qtr 202455,800
Mar qtr 2024128,700
Dec qtr 202399,500
Sep qtr 2023145,200
Jun qtr 2023120,500
Mar qtr 2023165,500
Dec qtr 2022124,600
Sep qtr 2022127,700
Jun qtr 202278,000
Mar qtr 2022107,500
Dec qtr 202135,400
Sep qtr 2021-13,000
Jun qtr 20211,100
Mar qtr 2021-14,200
Dec qtr 2020-29,300
Sep qtr 2020-42,600
Jun qtr 2020-8,300
Mar qtr 202075,200
Dec qtr 201951,300
Sep qtr 201974,500
Jun qtr 201938,200
Mar qtr 201983,600
Dec qtr 201845,700
Sep qtr 201873,800
Jun qtr 201847,600
Mar qtr 201885,100
Dec qtr 201735,800
Sep qtr 201769,700
Jun qtr 201747,300
Mar qtr 201788,800
Dec qtr 201653,600
Sep qtr 201673,700
Jun qtr 201643,600
Mar qtr 201673,000
Dec qtr 201539,300
Sep qtr 201550,400
Jun qtr 201533,300
Mar qtr 201563,800

Wholesale electricity

$71per MWh

The average price on the east coast grid in August 2026, against $105 a year earlier. Averaged by Signetry across AEMO's five regions, weighted by demand.

Monthly, from five-minute prices. AEMO.
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Period$ per MWh
Aug 2026$71.22
Jul 2026$79.46
Jun 2026$82.85
May 2026$80.14
Apr 2026$57.88
Mar 2026$66.83
Feb 2026$76.83
Jan 2026$86.95
Dec 2025$66.52
Nov 2025$67.30
Oct 2025$69.93
Sep 2025$71.12
Aug 2025$104.79
Jul 2025$105.00
Jun 2025$274.66
May 2025$110.96
Apr 2025$104.79
Mar 2025$87.95
Feb 2025$97.16
Jan 2025$102.46
Dec 2024$133.13
Nov 2024$189.17
Oct 2024$70.82
Sep 2024$56.57
Aug 2024$184.26
Jul 2024$157.11
Jun 2024$163.34
May 2024$189.49
Apr 2024$93.54
Mar 2024$74.73
Feb 2024$129.94
Jan 2024$110.76
Dec 2023$77.39
Nov 2023$76.32
Oct 2023$40.99
Sep 2023$59.10
Aug 2023$92.58
Jul 2023$79.20
Jun 2023$96.71
May 2023$180.10
Apr 2023$109.18
Mar 2023$113.79
Feb 2023$92.18
Jan 2023$90.37
Dec 2022$76.41
Nov 2022$107.99
Oct 2022$144.36
Sep 2022$154.05
Aug 2022$150.90
Jul 2022$392.36
Jun 2022$383.89
May 2022$317.08
Apr 2022$192.16
Mar 2022$112.19
Feb 2022$111.66
Jan 2022$102.69
Dec 2021$90.38
Nov 2021$70.06
Oct 2021$52.12
Sep 2021$46.06
Aug 2021$57.37
Jul 2021$125.26
Jun 2021$161.59
May 2021$116.48
Apr 2021$56.21
Mar 2021$43.17
Feb 2021$35.18
Jan 2021$37.64